Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Train Wrecked Near Boston aud Oyer
Thirty People Killed.
Many More Seriously Wounded, Some
OF whom VIII Die--Fuii Details,
with List OF killed.


of the Boston & Providence railroad, |
between Forest Hill and Roslindalc, at
what is known as Busy Park bridge
The o'clock train from Dedham. con.
ssting Of Z cars and the baggage car un~
der the charge of Conductor Tilden, broke
through the bridge The engine and 3
cars went over safely, but others fell
through TO the road beneath u distance
Of 30 feet The last car, which was the
smoker, turned completely and fell on
top Of the others, all being crushed al
most out of shape The cause of tho nc,
cident is said TO bc the breaking of the
bridge The reports us to the number of
persons killed vary greatly and II is I'M
possible to give the total number of vic
Tins.
II is stated that the bridge where the
accident occurred is n comparatively new
bridge and that the accident was caused
by a truck on one of the cars giving away
causing the car to strike. against the
abutment of the bridge. The smoking
car after it fell caught fire, but the fire
department was promptly on hand and
prevented any spread Of the flames. The
bodies of the dead have all been taken
home so that IL is difficult to obtain their
names and the extent of their injuries nj
present,
Many of the injured were brought to
hospitals in this city, and some of those
LIT hnx sInntinnI Ia.
train was crowded with working people
and most intense excitement prevails
among their friends, who are anxious to
learn the names Of those killed and in
jured There are no reliable details Of
the number OF dead as yet, The police say
that twenty three were killed outright
and as many more will die,
The engineer, when his engine had
broken from the train, kept right ON TO
Forest Hill and gave the alarm, instead OF
stopping to ascertain the extent of the &C
cident. and on that account II was posi-
BILE to get assistance at once, Six officers
Of the road are present and are doing all
they can Superintendent Folsom says
that he does not know how many were
killed or injured, The bodies OF those
killed were horribly manglcd, some of
their heads being severed entirely from
their bodies, and many bodies are crushed
beyond recognition.
The scene Of the accident is about II
mile from Jamaica Plain, where Dedham
branch is built through valley and the
embankmcnt for n long distance is high
one. South street runs diagonally under
the track Of the branch, and II was into
this cut that the cars Of the train plunged
from the bridge which crossed It,
As soon as the news of the disaster
reached Boston the railroad ut once be.
gan to run trains TO the scene, and the
Metropolitan street railway line Of cars,
running at about five minutes intervals
Probably $4,000 people visited the
wreck, and cart loads OF splintcrs were
carried away AS relics.
Owing to the fact that many of the
victims were removed in the way above
described IL IL impossible TO give an alb
solutely correct list. Fully 70 persons are
believed to haye been injured. or these
q number will die. The railroad officials
are making a diligent effort TO ascertain
the exact number of killed and wounded
and will make "A report rs soon rs posi-
bic.
The following Is correct list Of
the killed and those who have died OF
their injuries:
Conductor Myron Tildcn. of Dedham;
Alice Burnett of Roslindale; VIM. John
son, Of Roslindale; Mrs Hormisdas Car
dinal of Roslindale; Mrs Clapp, of Cen.
Do h,,rt
of West Roxbury; Edward Il. Norris, OF
Providence Ry.; Edgar M. Snow, West
Roxbury; Waldo II. Lailler, police officer:
Lizzie Vaudeville, Dedham Lizzie Wal
ton, Dedham; VIM s. Strong, internal
injuries, died after removal TO hospital;
VIM. Il. Durham, badly crushed, died af.
ter removal to hospital; Steven +. Hough.
ton, gas filter, Roslindalc; Henry Gay,
clerk died after removal to hospital; Miss
M. J.. Odiernc, Dover, N. H., employed
by Salem, Wilder e. Co., this city; Miss
Ida Adams, this city; Miss Lizzie ii.
Price, Dedham; Miss Sarah Ellis, Of Med.
field, who was staying with friends in
West Roxbury; unknown woman, aged
about 80; at the Grove street morgue-
Albert Il. Johnson, employed by Geo. III.
Merrill 81 Co., jewellers Peter $. Warren.
Of the Central station, about 40 years old,
a tailor; Emma II. Hill, % years old, work
ed for r. III. White 81 Co. Hattie j. Dud-
ley, residence unknown; Miss Laura
Price, West Roxbury; Miss Vosabella
WEIGH, West Roxbury.
The railroad commissioners visited the
scene and had pointed out to them the
supposed cause of the accident. At the
lower end of the hangers which support
ed the bridge Is cast iron box enclosing
q clutch, which resembles two fingers Of
ahand drawn up to a half circle. These
clutches were about 2! inches wide and Il
inches thick. Over the iron fingers was
round steel pinion about 10 inches long
and three inches in diameter. One OF
these fingers was completely rotted away
by rust and the other rusted about half
through Thus the whole strain was
thrown on these weak iron fingers and IL
was but natural consequence that when
the engine passed this finger should break
and one of its supporters being gone, the
whole bridge had to fall.